Figurative Language Vocab
comparison using like or as
Simile
The lesson/Moral of the story
Theme
Putting author's words in your own words
Paraphrase
Appeal to emotions
Pathos
writer uses descriptive words to paint a picture of the story
Imagery
The author's attitude towards the text
Tone
When characters talking to each other in a text is called
dialogue
Appeal to logic
logos
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Why an author writes a text (P.I.E.)
Author's purpose
Conflict
Ethos
comparison not using like or as
metaphor
the main point of an essay
Claim
Facts or details used to support the claim
Evidence
Educated guess based on clues in the story
inference
Giving human qualities to nonhuman items
Personification
How the author decides to write a piece
Text Structure
Hints within the passage to help understand new words
Context Clues